| Official Name: | Melbu |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
| Pushpin Label: | Melbu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hadsel Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.68 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 2257 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1343 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 8445 Melbu |
| Coordinates: | 68.5025°N 14.7996°W |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Melbu[2] is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Hadseløya on the northern shore of the Hadselfjorden. Melbu is one of the two main population centres on the island of Hadseløya, and it is called "The Pearl of Vesteraalen". The other population centre is the town of Stokmarknes in the north. Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival. Its economy heavily relies on the fishing industry.
The 1.68km2 village has a population (2023) of 2,257 and a population density of .[3]
Melbu Church is located in this village. Melbu is also a school centre in Vesterålen, and has a ferry connection to the village of Fiskebøl on the island of Austvågøya to the south via the Melbu-Fiskebøl Ferry. The nearest airport, Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, is about to the north.[4]
Melbu has one of the biggest fish processing facilities of Norway Seafoods/Aker Seafoods in Northern Norway. Several main factory trawler licenses are permanently related to the factory facilities in Melbu. There are also other industry facilities connected to fish processing, aquaculture, and other marine industry in Melbu. The Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum is located in the town's former Neptune Herring Oil Factory.[5]